BASEBALL ASSOCIATION OF NIPPON
KINBOSHI KITES AT KOBE BULLS
07/24/1962
 
BASEBALL ASSOCIATION OF NIPPON
KINBOSHI KITES AT KOBE BULLS
GAME ID: 7119 - TUESDAY, JULY 24TH , 1962 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Kinboshi Kites (35-40) 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 3 1
Kobe Bulls (39-32) 1 0 1 3 2 1 2 0 X 10 12 0
Takaoka Terrific in 10-1 Kobe Triumph
The Kobe Bulls beat the Kinboshi Kites, 10-1. Kobe starter Hironobu Takaoka pitched a gem. Kinboshi has now lost 4 in a row.

Takaoka was in the zone all game. He frustrated Kinboshi hitters while giving the Bulls 9 innings of quality work. Takaoka threw 110 pitches, allowing 3 hits and getting 6 punchouts.

"When Hironobu's on, he's on," said Kobe manager Joe Davis.
KINBOSHI BATTING LINESCORE KOBE BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
M. Takeno RF 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 .240 5 37
   c-S. Nakada PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .083 0 1
   M. Watanabe P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
S. Shimabukuro 1B 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .251 9 28
T. Shimabukuro LF 3 0 0 0 1 1 0 .265 10 46
A. Yamamoto SS 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .271 14 47
K. Masuda 2B 4 0 0 0 0 2 1 .259 4 34
H. Orido C 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .275 5 37
Y. Kobayashi CF 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 .245 9 36
M. Kobashi 3B 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .223 3 24
   a-H. Kitamura PH, 3B 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .299 3 8
T. Koyama P 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .133 0 0
   T. Yamamoto P 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .125 1 2
   K. Kato P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   b-S. Hashizume PH, RF 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .194 3 10
Totals 30 1 3 1 3 6 9      
a - H. Kitamura pinch hit for M. Kobashi in the 8th
b - S. Hashizume pinch hit for K. Kato in the 8th
c - S. Nakada pinch hit for M. Takeno in the 8th

BATTING
Home Runs: T. Yamamoto (1, 6th Inning off H. Takaoka, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: H. Orido , Y. Kobayashi , T. Yamamoto 4
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: S. Nakada , S. Shimabukuro , H. Orido
GIDP: S. Hashizume
Team LOB: 5

BASERUNNING
SB: M. Takeno (9)

FIELDING
Errors: T. Shimabukuro (1)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
S. Abe LF 3 2 3 1 1 0 0 .333 1 31
   a-K. Yamashita PH, SS 1 1 1 2 0 0 0 .222 1 4
A. Tanaka SS 3 1 0 0 1 0 4 .287 8 53
   b-S. Tashiro PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .251 8 36
   c-C. Kawano LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .226 2 6
S. Inoue 1B 4 2 2 4 0 1 3 .328 3 29
   d-S. Yamanaka PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .211 1 4
   e-Y. Okamoto 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 0 0
S. Murata 3B 5 0 1 0 0 0 1 .277 2 15
Y. Abe RF 4 1 1 1 1 0 1 .229 7 24
T. Smith 2B 4 0 0 1 1 1 1 .091 0 1
T. Ueda CF 3 0 0 0 1 1 3 .218 3 18
K. Tsuji C 4 2 2 0 0 0 1 .205 5 25
H. Takaoka P 3 1 2 1 0 0 0 .286 0 1
Totals 35 10 12 10 6 3 14      
a - K. Yamashita pinch hit for S. Abe in the 7th
b - S. Tashiro pinch hit for A. Tanaka in the 7th
c - C. Kawano substituted for S. Tashiro in the 8th
d - S. Yamanaka pinch hit for S. Inoue in the 8th
e - Y. Okamoto substituted for S. Yamanaka in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: K. Tsuji (9, 5th Inning off T. Yamamoto, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: Y. Abe (7, 3rd Inning off T. Koyama, 0 on, 1 out) , S. Inoue 2 (3, 4th Inning off T. Koyama, 2 on, 1 out; 6th Inning off T. Yamamoto, 0 on, 0 outs) , K. Yamashita (1, 7th Inning off T. Yamamoto, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: S. Abe 3 , K. Yamashita 4 , S. Inoue 8 , S. Murata , Y. Abe 4 , K. Tsuji 3 , H. Takaoka 2
2-out RBI: S. Abe , K. Yamashita , T. Smith , H. Takaoka
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: A. Tanaka , S. Inoue , T. Ueda
Sac Bunt: H. Takaoka
Team LOB: 8

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Murata-Smith-Inoue)
KINBOSHI PITCHING LINESCORE KOBE PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
T. Koyama L (1-3) 3.1 6 5 5 5 1 2 77 4.61   
T. Yamamoto 3.1 6 5 5 0 1 2 52 3.90   
K. Kato 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 7.88   
M. Watanabe 1.0 0 0 0 1 1 0 14 2.82   
PITCHING
Game Score: T. Koyama 22
Batters Faced: T. Koyama 21, T. Yamamoto 16, K. Kato 1, M. Watanabe 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: T. Koyama 4-5, T. Yamamoto 3-6, K. Kato 0-1, M. Watanabe 0-2
Pitches - Strikes: T. Koyama 77-43, T. Yamamoto 52-33, K. Kato 1-1, M. Watanabe 14-9
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
H. Takaoka W (2-2) 9.0 3 1 1 3 6 1 110 4.79   
PITCHING
Game Score: H. Takaoka 80
Batters Faced: H. Takaoka 33
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: H. Takaoka 6-15
Pitches - Strikes: H. Takaoka 110-70
WP: H. Takaoka
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Hironobu Takaoka
Ballpark: Matsunoki Stadium
Weather: Clear skies (73 degrees), wind blowing out to left at 8 mph
Start Time: 7:35 PM JST
Time: 2:36
Attendance: 32018
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